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he was a powerful fur in southern afghanistan. it could create a power vacuum and has raised many questions about the safety oerfgn officials. >> the president was joined by government officials said a prererceor his slain brother. brother was shot and killed by a security ar. the leader condemned the attacks. >> my message to an extremist is this. my cotren m brothers, stop killing your own people. it is easy to kill. but a real man is a man that sas whole people's lives. >> they travel to the ancestral village. >> he was a leading power broker in the south. his power stemmed from his family connections and the founhecculed analysts warn that the assassination could have serious consequences for afghanistan. >> it will boost to the more out of the -- the morale of the taliban and weaken the malof th afghan government. chaos might be and beaten back. this is a tremendous achievement for the taliban. >> they appointed another one of his brothers to a key role in the region to stave off political fighting and. >> women's soccer, jap
he was a powerful fur in southern afghanistan. it could create a power vacuum and has raised many questions about the safety oerfgn officials. >> the president was joined by government officials said a prererceor his slain brother. brother was shot and killed by a security ar. the leader condemned the attacks. >> my message to an extremist is this. my cotren m brothers, stop killing your own people. it is easy to kill. but a real man is a man that sas whole people's lives. >>...
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enormous drug production as a matter of fact afghanistan itself is the victim of global drug mafia work which creates the demand and the political will to continue production in the country. this is why countries next to stan have the greatest density of drugs. simply because they are closer to the epicenter further away the drug since a lot of different channels and then drugs get to russia for example through the seven thousand kilometer border with kazakstan. over eighty percent of all synthetic substances that are illegally traded in russia originate in europe mostly the netherlands where most amphetamine based drugs are manufactured poland the baltic states germany bulgaria and many other countries with underground drug labs. are small but there are many of them and the substances they produce find their way to russia through various channels speaking of the amounts that we intercept and confiscate its nearly half a ton of synthetic substances every year mostly these are methamphetamine. l.s.d. ecstasy and other similar drugs. testing people on mass would be far too radical no of c
enormous drug production as a matter of fact afghanistan itself is the victim of global drug mafia work which creates the demand and the political will to continue production in the country. this is why countries next to stan have the greatest density of drugs. simply because they are closer to the epicenter further away the drug since a lot of different channels and then drugs get to russia for example through the seven thousand kilometer border with kazakstan. over eighty percent of all...
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in afghanistan it's reported that human rights violations and even killings are committed by security firms on a regular basis to an extent set to undermine call the forces counterinsurgency efforts will start firing at anything that moves in general kill innocent afghans they'll destroy property we're getting fairly consistent complaints about them everybody knows somebody who's been shot by a contract. the lack of accountability has forced the united nations working group on mercenaries to push for specific international measures to regulate their activities especially now as u.s. military forces withdraw from iraq and afghanistan the number of contractors is said to grow dramatically u.s. growth. source many. functions to these security companies they are not related in that they are not control and this is what we are extremely concerned that what we are calling is for relation to be national in at the international level so there is going to need accountable but washington is reluctant to lead an international body regulate their kid it is saying it will find ways to hold contrac
in afghanistan it's reported that human rights violations and even killings are committed by security firms on a regular basis to an extent set to undermine call the forces counterinsurgency efforts will start firing at anything that moves in general kill innocent afghans they'll destroy property we're getting fairly consistent complaints about them everybody knows somebody who's been shot by a contract. the lack of accountability has forced the united nations working group on mercenaries to...
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and dea a in their out hill battle to fight against corruption and drug trafficking in afghanistan at the end of the day this a victory personified in karzai brother fortune and his sudden death symbolize the death of american policy illusions in afghanistan. leading athletes are inspired to become top india sports by one russian golf prodigy has used his talent for a very different tracing his long lost brother and sister aren't easy different words on the teenager's drive to use a fair way to find his family he might have a smoother swing but from the outside nicholai looks no different than a pampered junior players and this hyper exclusive moscow golf club this couldn't be further from the truth we call like alecky was an old all from when he was adopted by an american family you can never say that or think his life is easy and basically they make you feel like it's nothing you're nothing to me when i came to united states i had a lot of problems emotionally and credible young man he is someone who has taken on many challenges in his life and he's always overcome then came the gul
and dea a in their out hill battle to fight against corruption and drug trafficking in afghanistan at the end of the day this a victory personified in karzai brother fortune and his sudden death symbolize the death of american policy illusions in afghanistan. leading athletes are inspired to become top india sports by one russian golf prodigy has used his talent for a very different tracing his long lost brother and sister aren't easy different words on the teenager's drive to use a fair way to...
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reaction can we expect from this latest incident well i think it will just convince more people in afghanistan the war isn't helping them really is actually killing and injuring more and more people who knows you said in your introduction the latest report shows the last six months have been the most deadly since the war in afghanistan started for the civilians the real problem i think is that we have to make this an issue not just in afghanistan where people are very aware of what is happening but also here in britain where not to business news isn't very much for paul to our for nato as part of the military coalition in afghanistan they did promise to reduce civilian casualties are received that it's not actually working. well actually the policy of the americans in the last year has been to increase airstrikes and therefore the civilian casualties are increased at least in part because of this so it isn't working isn't going to work when you have war where the reserve growing insurgency will be all sorts of people who are victims of this and children are obviously one of the worst of the ca
reaction can we expect from this latest incident well i think it will just convince more people in afghanistan the war isn't helping them really is actually killing and injuring more and more people who knows you said in your introduction the latest report shows the last six months have been the most deadly since the war in afghanistan started for the civilians the real problem i think is that we have to make this an issue not just in afghanistan where people are very aware of what is happening...
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british combat operations in afghanistan will finish by the end of 2014. but david cameron says there will be a long-term relationship to build the country based around trade, diplomacy, and military training. >> let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today. beginning with british prime minister david cameron's comments, shocked and allegations that a mobile phone belonging to a british girl nine years ago was hacked into by a private detective working for "the news of the world." they say they've only made aware of the allegations on monday. >> it is the most serious allegation yet in the phone hacking -- that a missing girls of voice mail was intercepted and a police investigation potentially compromised. >> as a lawyer you are kind of used to hearing fairly awful disinformation -- i got goose bumps. it is one of the most despicable things. >> it is alleged that this man, a private investigator, carried out the hacking and deleted some of the voice mail messages to make space for new ones. news international says
british combat operations in afghanistan will finish by the end of 2014. but david cameron says there will be a long-term relationship to build the country based around trade, diplomacy, and military training. >> let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today. beginning with british prime minister david cameron's comments, shocked and allegations that a mobile phone belonging to a british girl nine years ago was hacked into by a private detective...
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all the warming but then they retracted that of course norway is is participating in the libyan and afghanistan war if it's this cold of nato and just last winter there were dozens of islamic militants arrested throughout western europe in connection with with planned bombings police have told people to stay out of the city center to avoid using mobile phones the exits to the borders of norway were shot to immediately after the flaws turned roads leading into and trains leading into the capital we're also halted now we've heard that soldiers are on the streets with machine guns police also and it's being called the worst attack since world war two the worst shooting spree in history. number of extremist organizations have already claimed responsibility for the attack and many of the recent talk one way. home and rest will correspond pennants investigator this could be an individual that is organized and perpetuated this on the one hand on the other hand it seems fairly coordinated in three different places in surprising it happened in the same time if it was the same individual so we may say it
all the warming but then they retracted that of course norway is is participating in the libyan and afghanistan war if it's this cold of nato and just last winter there were dozens of islamic militants arrested throughout western europe in connection with with planned bombings police have told people to stay out of the city center to avoid using mobile phones the exits to the borders of norway were shot to immediately after the flaws turned roads leading into and trains leading into the capital...
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led coalition in afghanistan begins handing control over to local security forces but. concerns about the future of the country the afghan army is known for recruiting drug addicts and people with connections. from challenges and space to those here on earth. interviews one of the first humans to step food on the moon buzz aldrin he told r.t. that the landing is the most important part of astronauts mission his interviews up next. it's a great pleasure and honor to have you with us here today thanks so i always want to ask you are we alone out there. there's no evidence that says that. we're not alone but i really think to get to the question of are they out there of course they are where. there's no evidence where you've seen a u.f.o. . you know that's that's a. jumping to bizarre results with incomplete information we were very careful not to excite the people who would jump to the.
led coalition in afghanistan begins handing control over to local security forces but. concerns about the future of the country the afghan army is known for recruiting drug addicts and people with connections. from challenges and space to those here on earth. interviews one of the first humans to step food on the moon buzz aldrin he told r.t. that the landing is the most important part of astronauts mission his interviews up next. it's a great pleasure and honor to have you with us here today...
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mean we're essentially bankrupt elements of that of our nation in order to win this war in iraq and afghanistan and i'm glad my point is that we can be expending energy there by choice smarter than we are if you understand the relationship between energy efficiency and military effectiveness and you can see we can win the war and we can actually actually save a lot of money and i'm hoping that secretary panetta will do something about that my point is that there is a very simple easy pragmatic approach and that is essentially insulating our structures in iraq and afghanistan and we can say really we're presently spending about twenty billion dollars a year simply girlish thing inefficient structures in our economy itself but i think that americans should be outraged that we're not doing more better energy consumer energy in a smart way pakistan is turning up he told washington urging americans to leave a minute drone strikes on the afghan border region have been launched from the site pakistan's been protesting against the attacks by unions calling them a violation of its sovereignty and ones h
mean we're essentially bankrupt elements of that of our nation in order to win this war in iraq and afghanistan and i'm glad my point is that we can be expending energy there by choice smarter than we are if you understand the relationship between energy efficiency and military effectiveness and you can see we can win the war and we can actually actually save a lot of money and i'm hoping that secretary panetta will do something about that my point is that there is a very simple easy pragmatic...
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picture appeared on the front page of time magazine and the headline read what happens if we leave afghanistan that's right yes so actually your picture was used in a propaganda campaign to sell the arche patients we have here. you see this is what's very interesting and south african coming from johannes food if you show that cover to people in south africa they didn't even notice the headline because that's not our politics they saw i share and the controversy came from very many different places and therefore everyone responded in very different ways depending on the politics depending on the country they came from depending on a whole lot of different variables so it didn't affect me a net way in and in actual fact it was a catalyst and that it spread through the blogosphere world it was on t.v. it was everywhere and actually it was furthering and speaking about violence against women and more and more people were seeing it before we start of the story and the pictures of a couple of more words about the competition first of all what was your favorite picture among others among your compet
picture appeared on the front page of time magazine and the headline read what happens if we leave afghanistan that's right yes so actually your picture was used in a propaganda campaign to sell the arche patients we have here. you see this is what's very interesting and south african coming from johannes food if you show that cover to people in south africa they didn't even notice the headline because that's not our politics they saw i share and the controversy came from very many different...
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led coalition is losing its grip on afghanistan. they can't win by staying in fact their presence is becoming the main catalyst for the armed insurgency not only the telegram but maybe one hundred forty armed groups and they can't leave either because if they leave there will be a perception that the us and nato were defeated by an armed insurgency but this dilemma must be solved some way so ultimately the united states cannot prevail the assassination of karzai as brother and his inner circle shows that the edifice of the karzai regime necessary at least to get afghan face to the nato occupation that itself is now crumbling and these armed attacks these assassination attempts are designed to create panic and i think in all likelihood they are creating panic within the very heart the foundation of the karzai government the u.s. is losing grown steadily its spending one hundred twenty billion dollars a year that's an increasing amount from the treasury that's already drained based on huge budget deficits here the number of casualties
led coalition is losing its grip on afghanistan. they can't win by staying in fact their presence is becoming the main catalyst for the armed insurgency not only the telegram but maybe one hundred forty armed groups and they can't leave either because if they leave there will be a perception that the us and nato were defeated by an armed insurgency but this dilemma must be solved some way so ultimately the united states cannot prevail the assassination of karzai as brother and his inner circle...
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i've been doing afghanistan and bin laden and -- the greek crisis. >> he has a point, if you go by the number of bills passed. through the first hall of this year, 2011, how many bills become law? 18. 15 of those laws named a building after somebody, extended an expiring law or appointed an official to the smithsonian institute. counting all them, 18 laws, this year's not so big number. >>> up next, kansas is inching closer to an all-out ban on abortion. the state approve as new set of regulations critics say is aimed at shutting down all abortion clinics. all three of them in the state. we're hear from both sides. >>> you're watching "hardball" on msnbc. i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company, helps cover some of
i've been doing afghanistan and bin laden and -- the greek crisis. >> he has a point, if you go by the number of bills passed. through the first hall of this year, 2011, how many bills become law? 18. 15 of those laws named a building after somebody, extended an expiring law or appointed an official to the smithsonian institute. counting all them, 18 laws, this year's not so big number. >>> up next, kansas is inching closer to an all-out ban on abortion. the state approve as new...
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jessica has a brother in afghanistan that she wishes could be here today. and jessica, would you see your brother? thank you for your service. >> reporter: brother and sister honored this fourth. >> audrey, logan. >> oh, my lord. >> reporter: and there was this. the giant box wrapped in neon green. a gift, bigger than you think. >> it's a grill! >> what? open it up. what's in there? >> repepter: out of the box, staff sergeant jeremy halton. better yet -- dad. fighting through her tiny tears, audrey with a simple message. "i'm happy you're back," she says. >> we've been separated for three fourth of julys since we've been married. you don't realize how important those kind of holidays are until you're not with your loved one to b bable to celebrate them. >> reporter: and so we choose all of the troops on this fourth. for diane and all of us here, have a good evening, a safee an happy holiday. i'll see you tomorrow. good night. captioned closed captioning services, inc.
jessica has a brother in afghanistan that she wishes could be here today. and jessica, would you see your brother? thank you for your service. >> reporter: brother and sister honored this fourth. >> audrey, logan. >> oh, my lord. >> reporter: and there was this. the giant box wrapped in neon green. a gift, bigger than you think. >> it's a grill! >> what? open it up. what's in there? >> repepter: out of the box, staff sergeant jeremy halton. better yet...
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policy from the unilateral troublemaking in afghanistan and pakistan to a comprehensive regional policy we have the shanghai cooperation organization as being the true and reliable partner for the united states instead of nato that who provided the brand new opportunities both for united states pakistan and its neighbors to jumpstart totally new regional security policies that will benefit to all parties concerned now let's take a look at some of the stories from around the world. birds are on their way in thailand to form a new coalition government which will bring the country's first ever female prime minister to power that's after the opposition party won a landslide victory in sunday's general election taney a clear majority of seats in the parliament its leader forty four year old. is the sister of the country's exiled leader toppled in an army coup five years ago it's hoped the election and the country's long running political crisis. the ailing venezuelan president hugo chavez may stay in cuba for cancer treatment for up to half a year it's already almost a month since he arrived
policy from the unilateral troublemaking in afghanistan and pakistan to a comprehensive regional policy we have the shanghai cooperation organization as being the true and reliable partner for the united states instead of nato that who provided the brand new opportunities both for united states pakistan and its neighbors to jumpstart totally new regional security policies that will benefit to all parties concerned now let's take a look at some of the stories from around the world. birds are on...
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campaign in afghanistan please bring you an expert opinion on what the new patent on chief has to do finally to stop bloodshed in the region pledge and animal hard saving human lives russian doctors give new lives to young girls i'm planning a unique artificial valve made from pig's heart. and then in the year in iraq is military journalist. some ways to go in the u.s. contractors there's kind of wasting their time trying to get killed for you. i thought oh he was willing to do stuff leave it out by from a. huge leave a twenty seven days going to publicize it if you invite the right who believes he's started to be have a dialogue with his. troops in the slowly nurse review some of these homes he's. led. for. mine. right and if you move from phones to the pressure. starts on t.v. . watching r.t. live from moscow pro palestinian activists say they're determined to deliver humanitarian aid to gaza the spy the greek government banning their ships from leaving ports. they staged a hunger strike at a protest rally against the ruling you've also reportedly rejected a suggestion by the greek
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violence in afghanistan is being precipitated by local security forces which contain drug addicts and those connected to the taliban despite this nato began having control over a one of the country's thirty four provinces to the locals on sunday but there's concern there too divided untrained and ill equipped to fend off the insurgency by themselves reports from kabul. there's confusion on the faces of the afghan army soldiers as a firefight unfolds on the other side of the wall lucky for them this is the kabul military training center in the bullets being fired blanks the men here halfway through a ten week program and the officers don't cut the many slack when it's over the be deployed eastern province one of afghanistan's most violent corners and more but we must push them hard so they can die four hundred pressure day by day we're making progress the afghan national army has already come a long way its ranks have swollen to about one hundred seventy thousand troops thanks to fresh waves of recruits attracted by higher wages and extra perks the soldiers insist they are all united i
violence in afghanistan is being precipitated by local security forces which contain drug addicts and those connected to the taliban despite this nato began having control over a one of the country's thirty four provinces to the locals on sunday but there's concern there too divided untrained and ill equipped to fend off the insurgency by themselves reports from kabul. there's confusion on the faces of the afghan army soldiers as a firefight unfolds on the other side of the wall lucky for them...
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as far as the withdrawal from afghanistan is concerned the picture is unclear so far it was said that the withdrawal would start and certain parameters for it had been set. thirty thousand troops by the end of the year but when i was in washington last september they were talking about the need to increase the military contingent in afghanistan exactly by thirty thousand now they're planning to return least thirty and so in fact nothing has changed i think the world community and you can disagree is beginning to consider the situation in afghanistan because several reasons behind the decision to military operation and the decision of the world community to interfere in the fans of this for the country. to put an end to the taliban rule to set up an interim administration and hold free elections. these tasks were supposed to be in six or twelve months but this september we'll see the tenth anniversary of that interference it's longer than world war two but the situation in afghanistan hasn't improved it's become even worse and. general petraeus for example is commanding the military op
as far as the withdrawal from afghanistan is concerned the picture is unclear so far it was said that the withdrawal would start and certain parameters for it had been set. thirty thousand troops by the end of the year but when i was in washington last september they were talking about the need to increase the military contingent in afghanistan exactly by thirty thousand now they're planning to return least thirty and so in fact nothing has changed i think the world community and you can...
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a very simple easy pragmatic approach and that is essentially insulating our structures in iraq and afghanistan and we can say really we're presently spending about twenty billion dollars a year simply dirty dish being inefficient structures in our economy as well i think americans should be outraged that we're not doing more to spend or energy consumer energy in a smart way pakistan is turning up he told washington urging americans to leave a military and these drone strikes on the afghan border region have been launched from the site pakistan's been protesting against the attacks for unions calling them nation of its sovereignty dry bones have killed schools of civilians by mistake on many occasions pakistani political analyst ahmed cray she believes the violence will continue until washington ends its war on terror. one of the main reasons for the for the continuation of violent activity on the pakistan of gonna stand border is the mess that the us military has created inside of coniston over the past decade the mass there the way they have alienated a large portion segment of the afghan pop
a very simple easy pragmatic approach and that is essentially insulating our structures in iraq and afghanistan and we can say really we're presently spending about twenty billion dollars a year simply dirty dish being inefficient structures in our economy as well i think americans should be outraged that we're not doing more to spend or energy consumer energy in a smart way pakistan is turning up he told washington urging americans to leave a military and these drone strikes on the afghan...
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intervention expert stephen lemmon says washington will wants to keep its grip on afghanistan because the raging war is lucrative. if. it grows it is. small security. shamika i.c.m. you wouldn't last five minutes the resistance in a vanity fair want to liberate the country don't take any opportunity they came here to target anything in a level. not only under one hundred thousand u.s. troops oh thirty or forty thousand other troops there are way over a hundred thousand private security contractors you never lose discussed in the major media so combine forces way tomorrow private security forces may go when it's a thing of police america always those wars not just to win them but to wage them because the profits are so great the war profiteers love these wars waged ten billion dollars we know of told they are already told every month besides the regular affairs appropriations for all of your fans operations this is money they are already going to the war profiteers. analysts also say the violence in afghanistan is being precipitated by local security forces which contain drug addicts a
intervention expert stephen lemmon says washington will wants to keep its grip on afghanistan because the raging war is lucrative. if. it grows it is. small security. shamika i.c.m. you wouldn't last five minutes the resistance in a vanity fair want to liberate the country don't take any opportunity they came here to target anything in a level. not only under one hundred thousand u.s. troops oh thirty or forty thousand other troops there are way over a hundred thousand private security...
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trying to you know focus on eastern afghanistan feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon no one and i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate they killed a person who had all the information we do know that there's a power vacuum throughout all of southern afghanistan he who holds kandahar holds that country because in the one nine hundred eighty s. when i worked as a newspaper reporter in afghanistan there were negotiations between the dean the united states the soviet union pakistan pakistan does not want to watch from the sidelines when pakistan says that there should be direct negotiations between the united states and the taliban what it is also saying is that pakistan wants to be at the table also because don't forget most of your viewers know this the leadership of the taliban is not enough get to stand like al qaeda it is in pakistan it cannot operate there independently it has had institutional backi
trying to you know focus on eastern afghanistan feeling that they have controlled the south there is now a vacuum who is in power who can the west rely upon no one and i've also heard and others have reported that he was responsible for perhaps starting to bring the taliban together with the united states to negotiate they killed a person who had all the information we do know that there's a power vacuum throughout all of southern afghanistan he who holds kandahar holds that country because in...
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in northern afghanistan the most powerful person in northern afghanistan yesterday somebody killed the most powerful person in southern afghanistan there is no clear afghan leader in the north and now in the far more important the all important south there is no leader the canadians are pulling out the americans feel that they now have pacified this area and want to focus on the east they have relied upon. as their person their their man on the ground there is no one there right now someone in time is going to have to come forward there is no person right now with the stature of wali karzai generally speaking to oxy very recently the former chief of the pakistani intelligence service said the only way to ensure peace in the region is for the u.s. to hold direct talks with the taliban really interested to get your views on they smell the death of one cause and now force washington. that's a very interesting point for pakistan to say that because in the one nine hundred eighty s. when i worked as a newspaper reporter in afghanistan there were negotiations between the dean of the united s
in northern afghanistan the most powerful person in northern afghanistan yesterday somebody killed the most powerful person in southern afghanistan there is no clear afghan leader in the north and now in the far more important the all important south there is no leader the canadians are pulling out the americans feel that they now have pacified this area and want to focus on the east they have relied upon. as their person their their man on the ground there is no one there right now someone in...
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forces in afghanistan lebanon somalia uganda norway has committed to claims to the bombing in libya and they were previously involved in iraq and it's that that wouldn't be surprising either but. again back to the culture of morton always the fourteenth largest arms importer in the world the highest military expenditures per capita in all of the european countries and yeah it makes a lot of sense that this could be coming back on norway just like you know the chickens come home to roost. from our common history that. highlights always involvement campaigns as a possible catalyst tensions in the area. the most likely explanation is that norway's involvement as a nato member in armed actions flying nato from libya to afghanistan will have the basis for some backlash now whether the backlash comes from a libyan group or more generally from an islamic group that is hostile to religion nato involvement. is obviously yet to be seen and i have to say you should remember that back in oklahoma city in one thousand nine hundred five one was a huge bomb of the federal. it would be left it must be
forces in afghanistan lebanon somalia uganda norway has committed to claims to the bombing in libya and they were previously involved in iraq and it's that that wouldn't be surprising either but. again back to the culture of morton always the fourteenth largest arms importer in the world the highest military expenditures per capita in all of the european countries and yeah it makes a lot of sense that this could be coming back on norway just like you know the chickens come home to roost. from...
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but the united nations says nato took over the afghanistan campaign. and there we find another find of the coffee out. it turns out -- caveat. it turns out some allies simply do not wish to make more where there were no shooting battles. some did it one to fight unless they have helicopters there were all of these rules than pretty soon we started to see the folks who wanted to send soldiers out to the field to have almost insulting checklist so this starts to develop in buy the way i am very careful when a make a statement about the caveat because i don't mean in any way to cut down on the bravery of the troops who are helping us americans out there. and the germans are not very willing to fight because of a historical precedent. it is very difficult for the germans to get over second world war history. please don't and feud any other motive into that. so now you have a copy ought with afghanistan where we're not prepared to use the allies because it is a different kind of four in technology have left them behind and estonia started to do something th
but the united nations says nato took over the afghanistan campaign. and there we find another find of the coffee out. it turns out -- caveat. it turns out some allies simply do not wish to make more where there were no shooting battles. some did it one to fight unless they have helicopters there were all of these rules than pretty soon we started to see the folks who wanted to send soldiers out to the field to have almost insulting checklist so this starts to develop in buy the way i am very...
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. -- the nato-led force in afghanistan has begun handing over responsibility. guido westerwelle will be on hand. >> guido westerwelle was met by his afghan counterpart when he arrived in kabul. plans to withdraw german troops are taking shape but guido westerwelle gave no specifics on when it was start. >> i want to stress that we know we have a responsibility in afghanistan after 2014. also, we will not forget about afghanistan after that date. >> guido westerwelle and discussed security with hamid karzai. the taliban has continued attacks during the transition phase as control passes from nato troops to afghan forces. >> the hacker group anonymous has targeted the colombian president and one of british murdoch's papers. they say they have broken into servers belonging to nato and have got their hands on restricted material. they said that they were sitting on a gigabyte of data stolen from the military alliance. on wednesday, authorities in the u.s. and europe arrested 21 alleged members of the anonymous. nato has called the group a threat to governments and
. -- the nato-led force in afghanistan has begun handing over responsibility. guido westerwelle will be on hand. >> guido westerwelle was met by his afghan counterpart when he arrived in kabul. plans to withdraw german troops are taking shape but guido westerwelle gave no specifics on when it was start. >> i want to stress that we know we have a responsibility in afghanistan after 2014. also, we will not forget about afghanistan after that date. >> guido westerwelle and...
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that is going to be a show to watch if you're in afghanistan. it's going to be on the main local commercial tv channel there. speaking of shows, ali, i was watching ""the daily show"," guess who popped up. take a look at this picture. jon stewart comparing, yes, ali velshi to, oh, no, an egg. >> an egg. >> an egg with glasses. >> good glasses. i want you to know i took offense to this, ali. this kind of upset me. i didn't think it was fair. i actually thought this was better. take a look at what i came up with, ali as the moon. how about ali as watermelon. >> nice. >> or this one is my favorite. ali as baseball. >> oh, that is good. egg has no personality. zain, you definitely captured the essence of me better than jon stewart did. always a pleasure to see you as always. zain verjee in london. there is a bit of a resemblance to an egg, i have to say. >>> a new way to tell if somebody under the influence of drugs. a fingerprint. a british company developed a devise that analyzes the sweat pours in fingertips. the news was announced at a conferenc
that is going to be a show to watch if you're in afghanistan. it's going to be on the main local commercial tv channel there. speaking of shows, ali, i was watching ""the daily show"," guess who popped up. take a look at this picture. jon stewart comparing, yes, ali velshi to, oh, no, an egg. >> an egg. >> an egg with glasses. >> good glasses. i want you to know i took offense to this, ali. this kind of upset me. i didn't think it was fair. i actually...
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in afghanistan than anyone else and has been implicated in a number of scandals well its contract. were accused of gunning down seventeen other armed civilians in baghdad in two thousand and seven for which no one has been punished or the company is doing an even bigger role in afghanistan with the u.s. about to double its private army to replace departing troops meanwhile the un wants tighter control over herson areas to protect human rights but authorities get an edge check out reports it's more convenient for the u.s. to use hired guns since their actions slipped under the radar. this iraqi men son nine year old ali khilnani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago his brain felt something ground between my feet and on the same day dozens of other innocent iraqis were shot by trigger happy us professional killers like they were trying to everyone they can see no one at blackwater the firm for whom the hired guns work has been punished by the massacre to other private american security companies were contracted to carry out interrogations at the notorious
in afghanistan than anyone else and has been implicated in a number of scandals well its contract. were accused of gunning down seventeen other armed civilians in baghdad in two thousand and seven for which no one has been punished or the company is doing an even bigger role in afghanistan with the u.s. about to double its private army to replace departing troops meanwhile the un wants tighter control over herson areas to protect human rights but authorities get an edge check out reports it's...
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forces to read employment for him afghanistan to pakistan the swamp land reach i introduced a couple of weeks ago could help the united states to avoid making the impression they'd just cut and run from afghanistan and on the other side it would mean they gave their respects widening then militarist hostilities for a member again to stand to pakistan and be. and in a few minutes on our key the green card immigrants who are now seeing red after winning america's citizenship lottery they're now being told to their new lives and tell you why. one of the last world war two era war crimes suspect is due to learn his fate we report from hungary. the resignations keep coming in the british newspaper phone hacking scandal now that the u.k.'s most senior police officer has quit sir paul stephenson was facing a growing backlash over hiring a former news of the world executive as an advisor it was later questioned about illicit phone tapping the axe police commissioner also took a swipe at the prime minister saying it's choice of advisor was a worst decision namely former editor andy colson and
forces to read employment for him afghanistan to pakistan the swamp land reach i introduced a couple of weeks ago could help the united states to avoid making the impression they'd just cut and run from afghanistan and on the other side it would mean they gave their respects widening then militarist hostilities for a member again to stand to pakistan and be. and in a few minutes on our key the green card immigrants who are now seeing red after winning america's citizenship lottery they're now...
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the united states has begun withdrawing troops from afghanistan as part of barack obama exit strategy. more than 100,000 troops have been stationed in the country. obama announced he will withdraw 33,000 by september 2012. that was group, 10,000 will leave by the end of this year. a ceremony to mark the transfer of authority was held at the air field north of kabul on wednesday the 650 members of the iowa national guard were chosen as the first unit to leave afghanistan they left on thursday. the withdrawal was the first step towards ending the u.s.-led war that followed the 2001 terrorist attacks on the united states. the taliban is increasing offensives and the security situation remains volatile. over a few months, the military withdrawal is expected to be small scale . >> welcome back to the weather update. we are keeping an eye on this cluster of clouds here in the pacific. looking very well formed now. this will be the one with us for this whole week on a strengthening track. it is a long and strong typhoon westward at 20 kilometers. it has been keeping the pace. the maximum gus
the united states has begun withdrawing troops from afghanistan as part of barack obama exit strategy. more than 100,000 troops have been stationed in the country. obama announced he will withdraw 33,000 by september 2012. that was group, 10,000 will leave by the end of this year. a ceremony to mark the transfer of authority was held at the air field north of kabul on wednesday the 650 members of the iowa national guard were chosen as the first unit to leave afghanistan they left on thursday....
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still and the longest war ever in afghanistan in the name of fighting al qaeda and al qaida is reportedly now collapsing yet you have u.s. officials right and left saying at the same time that despite a two thousand and fourteen with drawl date for afghanistan the u.s. may be there for many more years to come if you don't take my word for it people like outgoing u.s. ambassador to afghanistan barry said that recently in an interview and at the same time the defense bill is working its way through congress which doesn't prescribe an end game either and yet signs of the consequences for america of this war are everywhere just listen to this story reported today a u.s. special operations officer his name is army master sergeant benjamin stevenson he was killed in a remote area of eastern afghanistan now this was a highly decorated soldier from texas and he was on his ten to were of duty in the war zones of afghanistan and iraq his ten two were of duty we are deploying people for ten to worst of duty in this war they are dying and the mainstream media is not even questioning why not in our lo
still and the longest war ever in afghanistan in the name of fighting al qaeda and al qaida is reportedly now collapsing yet you have u.s. officials right and left saying at the same time that despite a two thousand and fourteen with drawl date for afghanistan the u.s. may be there for many more years to come if you don't take my word for it people like outgoing u.s. ambassador to afghanistan barry said that recently in an interview and at the same time the defense bill is working its way...
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armed actions nato from libya to afghanistan are. the basis for some backlash and whether that by fresh comes from a libyan group or more generally from an islamic group that's his whole star. is the same and i have to say we should remember that back in oklahoma city in one thousand five hundred. us there were. there we left. we were islamic terrorists and it turned out to work out very fast and i'm going to. start with the u.s. so with the proviso that we should go to our local celebrities the most likely explanation is obviously they're always going to come in. and attack and i think really for two reasons one is the boldness and the other is perhaps. this trash economic power of an islamic group but i see no way as a source. if you think about it places like london or paris. targets of terrorist attacks over the years and even raid quite dramatic attack on a promise. to her. members is going to. really have such an effect and little carrousel perhaps in a way that's a very peaceful very quiet for a long time. any more important i
armed actions nato from libya to afghanistan are. the basis for some backlash and whether that by fresh comes from a libyan group or more generally from an islamic group that's his whole star. is the same and i have to say we should remember that back in oklahoma city in one thousand five hundred. us there were. there we left. we were islamic terrorists and it turned out to work out very fast and i'm going to. start with the u.s. so with the proviso that we should go to our local celebrities...
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policy or the lack of faith regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about of the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in libya take a closer look at how the nato aerial bombing in libya is related to american try vies in afghanistan and pakistan on a technical basis yes they nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing in libya could be both the united states and major operation but technicalities aside it is not just a turn a half wars for the united states in reality if not on the ground at least in the air over a levy a very bombing is one hundred percent nato operation timing of nato operation against libya demonstrated not only of the lack of trust between the united states and pakistan and have been leadership it is also indicative of a huge credibility gap going to be in june you lie and united states of america and its european nato partners coming up this hour i'll go and i'll speak with alexis crow from the u.k.'s royal institute of international affairs about nato's role in the libyan conflict here's a sneak peak. if you look in the int
policy or the lack of faith regarding pakistan and afghanistan no less has been said about of the nato operation or actually aerial intervention and bombing in libya take a closer look at how the nato aerial bombing in libya is related to american try vies in afghanistan and pakistan on a technical basis yes they nato intervention and indiscriminate bombing in libya could be both the united states and major operation but technicalities aside it is not just a turn a half wars for the united...
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carves our brother in southern afghanistan was a total failure and defeat for ever and be a in their uphill battle to fight against corruption and drug trafficking in afghanistan at the end of the day they see a victory personified in karzai brother fortune and his sudden death symbolize the death of american policy illusions you know afghanistan. now if you want the best in life you gotta put the hours in am it's something indians know all too well and they are reaping the benefits by working harder and longer than their western counterparts i deserve an english who joins the new delhi rap race. it's a busy city with busy people india is a rising economic locomotive still what's the driving force behind its success it could very well be that people like. both are co-directors i was small one import company called divine and his indians have developed a strong liking for french and spanish language is young men are working overtime to fill their glasses you have to be very flexible with their working hours. engineers were globalization and because of all you know you interact with so
carves our brother in southern afghanistan was a total failure and defeat for ever and be a in their uphill battle to fight against corruption and drug trafficking in afghanistan at the end of the day they see a victory personified in karzai brother fortune and his sudden death symbolize the death of american policy illusions you know afghanistan. now if you want the best in life you gotta put the hours in am it's something indians know all too well and they are reaping the benefits by working...
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even though we are in two wars in afghanistan in and in libya so people are rather surprised shocked. those say that people are mostly on twitter feed certainly social networks so been. trying to not jump to conclusions too early i have to say though that lead is breaking news essentially that the police officer he was going to this can and has been should be juve. the politicians he is actually tall and blonde and that he has according to newspapers and norwegian works. so this is this is rather or might be more complicated than we think it's too early to tell. history lecturer from oxford university told me the involvement of nato military campaigns could be the reason behind the attack. the most likely explanation is that norway's involvement as a nato member in on actions flying nato from libya to afghanistan will have been the basis for some backlash and whether that by flash comes from a libyan group or more generally from an islamic group clue to his whole star who. is obviously at the scene and i have to say we should remember that back in oklahoma city mention ninety five one
even though we are in two wars in afghanistan in and in libya so people are rather surprised shocked. those say that people are mostly on twitter feed certainly social networks so been. trying to not jump to conclusions too early i have to say though that lead is breaking news essentially that the police officer he was going to this can and has been should be juve. the politicians he is actually tall and blonde and that he has according to newspapers and norwegian works. so this is this is...
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in afghanistan than anyone else and has been employed hated in a number of scandals in two thousand and seven hired guns were accused of shooting dad seventeen unarmed civilians in baghdad despite a lengthy legal process no one was punished over the alleged massacre the company is now set to take an even bigger role in afghanistan as u.s. withdraws its combat troops and as artie's gone it's become reports there is concern washington keep covering for its hired killers. this iraqi man son nine year old allie khilnani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago as a brain fell to ground between my feet on the same day dozens of other innocent iraqis were shot right trigger happy u.s. professional killers shot like they were trying to kill everyone they can see no one at blackwater. the firm for whom the hired guns work has been punished for the massacre two other private american security companies were contracted to carry out interrogations at the notorious abu ghraib prison in iraq a name synonymous now with her rethinking on rights violations including porcher rape
in afghanistan than anyone else and has been employed hated in a number of scandals in two thousand and seven hired guns were accused of shooting dad seventeen unarmed civilians in baghdad despite a lengthy legal process no one was punished over the alleged massacre the company is now set to take an even bigger role in afghanistan as u.s. withdraws its combat troops and as artie's gone it's become reports there is concern washington keep covering for its hired killers. this iraqi man son nine...
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security in afghanistan has only gone. because it said that drug production cannot be fought because it damages the security situation in the country so it's a kind of closed circle in this respect to the be worth a nato operation in helmand province which produces the most opium poppies the operation is called. which translated from persian means together. the operation was presented as a brilliant military success considerable kilometers of the province were reportedly cleared of insurgents but the production of opium has never stopped that's why settlement is necessary but we've started talking about this at long last it was highlighted at the london conference on afghanistan in two thousand and ten the autumn conference in kabul also stressed the need to find a peaceful settlement but the latest initiative was voiced by the us president barack obama on negotiations with the taliban and the latest resolutions of the united nations security council which divided responsibility between the taliban and al qaeda are offerin
security in afghanistan has only gone. because it said that drug production cannot be fought because it damages the security situation in the country so it's a kind of closed circle in this respect to the be worth a nato operation in helmand province which produces the most opium poppies the operation is called. which translated from persian means together. the operation was presented as a brilliant military success considerable kilometers of the province were reportedly cleared of insurgents...
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plans to begin pulling troops out of afghanistan but there are declarations on the ground from afghan activists of military might that's look to different mark democracy never come by a democracy never come by military invasion democracy never come by cluster bomb by white phosphorus by muscle car by bumping our wedding parties and in washington talk of winding down war in one country does not wind down talk of tackling the global terrorist threat as the focus seems to shift to neighbors should be refocusing resources on pakistan yemen somalia parts of north africa and other locations i've always believed pakistan is more central to what happens in afghanistan a change in the guard at the department of defense with robert gates retiring and former cia chief leon panetta getting sworn in signals this change of course to critics i see no difference between and between him and robert gates and for afghanistan we now hear a presidential pledge to pull thirty three thousand troops out by september two thousand and twelve fully we're covering the surge i announced at west point well it cert
plans to begin pulling troops out of afghanistan but there are declarations on the ground from afghan activists of military might that's look to different mark democracy never come by a democracy never come by military invasion democracy never come by cluster bomb by white phosphorus by muscle car by bumping our wedding parties and in washington talk of winding down war in one country does not wind down talk of tackling the global terrorist threat as the focus seems to shift to neighbors should...
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interest in afghanistan. it does not want to have a hostile afghanistan at its back. and, therefore, whether it wants to or not have to take responsibility for afghanistan. the american goal is that al qaeda should not be in afghanistan, but al qaeda is in yemen, somalia and cleveland trend what the point is if you look at south asia, do you disagree with those who consider pakistan and the pakistan-afghan to really be the most dangerously unstable part of the world? >> guest: i would not quote them as dangerous and stable part of the world. i think iran is potentially more, but it's not worth having -- it is certainly, the question had to get back into shape? de- stabilizing pakistan to the point that it collapses i don't think would create the security, making it the responsibly of pakistan, you know, make it what it is the it is a more interesting outcome. but the problem is that we have to ask more fundamental question. why are we in afghanistan, what was the strategy that president obama had in mind? president bush's strategy was a more modest one upholding key a
interest in afghanistan. it does not want to have a hostile afghanistan at its back. and, therefore, whether it wants to or not have to take responsibility for afghanistan. the american goal is that al qaeda should not be in afghanistan, but al qaeda is in yemen, somalia and cleveland trend what the point is if you look at south asia, do you disagree with those who consider pakistan and the pakistan-afghan to really be the most dangerously unstable part of the world? >> guest: i would not...
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recently announced afghanistan drawdown plan is being slammed by republicans they say withdrawing thirty three thousand troops by the end of next summer is too much of a military risk. to find out that the talk of change may just be a symbolic gesture as there's no end in sight to the u.s. presence in the country. the aftermath of a taliban attack in kabul. a luxury hotel frequented by foreigners earlier this year taliban gunmen wearing suicide vest storm a guest house used by u.n. staffers. last year another attack on hotels this is where your. examples are strewn through the near decade war familiar aftermath we have anybody paying down here in the south only now americans heard this declaration before news of the blast we're starting this drawdown from a position of strength about u.s. plans to begin pulling troops out of afghanistan but their declarations on the ground from afghan activists of military might that's not to different mark democracy never come by. democracy never come by minute democracy never comes by cluster bomb by white phosphorus by muscle car by bumping our weddin
recently announced afghanistan drawdown plan is being slammed by republicans they say withdrawing thirty three thousand troops by the end of next summer is too much of a military risk. to find out that the talk of change may just be a symbolic gesture as there's no end in sight to the u.s. presence in the country. the aftermath of a taliban attack in kabul. a luxury hotel frequented by foreigners earlier this year taliban gunmen wearing suicide vest storm a guest house used by u.n. staffers....